AnAge entry for Phodopus roborovskii
Classification (HAGRID: 02922)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
Order: Rodentia
Family: Cricetidae
Genus: Phodopus
- Species
- Phodopus roborovskii
- Common name
- Desert hamster
- Synonyms
- Cricetulus bedfordiae, Phodopus praedilectus
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- 4.8 years (captivity)
- Source
- ref. 671
- Sample size
- Medium
- Data quality
- Acceptable
- Observations
There are contradicting reports for age at maturity with some estimates suggesting both males and females can be fertile as early as 2-3 weeks of age [0455].
Life history traits (averages)
- Female sexual maturity
- 243 days
- Male sexual maturity
- Gestation
- 21 days
- Weaning
- 19 days
- Litter size
- 6 (viviparous)
- Litters per year
- 3.5
- Inter-litter interval
- Weight at birth
- 1.45 g
- Weight at weaning
- 18.1 g
- Adult weight
- Postnatal growth rate
Metabolism
No information on metabolism is available.
References
- [0671] Richard Weigl (2005), Longevity of Mammals in Captivity; from the Living Collections of the World
- [0610] Ernest (2003), Life history characteristics of placental non-volant mammals
- [0434] Ronald Nowak (1999), Walker's Mammals of the World
- [0455] Virginia Hayssen et al. (1993), Asdell's Patterns of Mammalian Reproduction: A Compendium of Species-Specific Data
External Resources
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ITIS 632740
- Animal Diversity Web
- ADW account
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- NCBI Taxonomy
- Taxonomy ID 109678
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